By ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With masks stretched across their faces, students and faculty returned to schools across Oregon after the holidays. But there are worries a new wave of COVID-19 will force a return to online learning. The Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With masks stretched across their faces, students and faculty returned to schools across Oregon after the holidays. But there are worries a new wave of COVID-19 will force a return to online learning. The Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Houston Rockets suspended guard Kevin Porter Jr. and forward Christian Wood for Monday’s game against Philadelphia for conduct detrimental to the team. Wood and Porter both had meltdowns in a loss Saturday to Denver and neither player played in the second half. Wood is Houston’s
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a drive for paperback books and puzzles this month. The sheriff’s office says that the book supply for inmates has been limited because of the pandemic, as some nonprofits who used to provide
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ordered charges dropped against two Bureau of Prisons guards who admitted falsifying records after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide in jail. Prosecutors had said the guards shopped online and slept, and failed to make required rounds every 30 minutes. The guards had agreed to deferred
Continue ReadingRANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — A former sportscaster for CBS Sports who later organized major boxing events as an executive in Las Vegas has died. Bob Halloran died of natural causes at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. That’s according to his nephew Michael Halloran. Bob Halloran began his sportscasting career in 1962 at the
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Court records say a man who escaped from a Minnesota jail last spring has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Portland, Oregon, man near a homeless camp in August. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 21-year-old Hunter Lewis entered not guilty pleas last week during his arraignment on charges of second-degree murder
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los viajes se han vuelto más difÃciles ahora. Las fronteras se reabren provisionalmente para volver a cerrarse de golpe. El visado de entrada, antes sencillo, se sustituye por un montón de papeleo. Y todo el mundo repasa el alfabeto griego cada vez que una nueva variante del coronavirus aparece en los
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Happy Monday and Happy New Year, Central Oregon! A winter weather advisory has been extended for the lower elevations until Tuesday at 7 a.m. A winter storm warning has been extended for the east slopes and higher elevations until Tuesday at 3 p.m. Snowfall is expected to continue through the middle of the week. With
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon reported more than 9,700 new cases of COVID-19 from the holiday weekend on Monday and smashed a previous record for weekly coronavirus cases with an average of about 2,400 new daily cases as the omicron variant took hold. The state also hit a single-day high for new cases on Thursday,
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon reported more than 9,700 new cases of COVID-19 from the holiday weekend on Monday and smashed a previous record for weekly coronavirus cases with an average of about 2,400 new daily cases as the omicron variant took hold. The state also hit a single-day high for new cases on Thursday,
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon reported more than 9,700 new cases of COVID-19 from the holiday weekend on Monday and smashed a previous record for weekly coronavirus cases with an average of about 2,400 new daily cases as the omicron variant took hold. The state also hit a single-day high for new cases on Thursday,
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian businessman who appeared in US court Monday on securities fraud charges could be a valuable asset in US efforts to gather more information on Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as other intelligence operations, former US officials tell CNN. Former Justice Department and Homeland Security officials say
Continue ReadingBy FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are moving on from Antonio Brown, whose NFL career is on hold again after yet another messy departure. Coach Bruce Arians said Monday he has no regrets about giving the often-troubled receiver an opportunity to play with Tom Brady and revive
Continue ReadingAt last report, Mt. Hood Meadows reported 24 new inches, Timberline reported 9 new inches, and Ski bowl reported 8 new inches. Hoodoo, Mt. Bachelor, and Willamette Pass have not reported new totals as of Monday afternoon. We’ll keep you updated as the new numbers come in.
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a South Florida man tried to obtain more than $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds by filing false loan applications. Court records show that 27-year-old Valesky Barosy made his first appearance last week in Fort Lauderdale federal court. He faces multiple charges and up to 132 years
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a South Florida man tried to obtain more than $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds by filing false loan applications. Court records show that 27-year-old Valesky Barosy made his first appearance last week in Fort Lauderdale federal court. He faces multiple charges and up to 132 years
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Business) — ¿Qué está haciendo Elon Musk con los miles de millones que recaudó en los últimos dos meses por la venta de acciones de Tesla? Parece posible, incluso probable, que invierta al menos una parte del dinero en SpaceX, la otra empresa de la que es CEO y principal accionista. La mayor
Continue ReadingBy ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press A coalition of community groups is demanding that a special prosecutor be appointed in the case of a Black youth who died following a physical altercation with staff at a Kansas juvenile center. In a Wichita rally and letter to local officials, community activists also called Monday for the release
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Philadelphia Eagles have placed defensive tackle Fletcher Cox and tight end Dallas Goedert along with 10 others on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday ahead of Saturday’s regular- season finale against Dallas. The Eagles already have a playoff berth clinched with only the seeding still to be decided Saturday night when they
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